Tripzard
Consumer and social
travel recommendations
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
3 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Execution: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Well thought out and fun idea with commercial potential
From 1 comment
One quick suggestion, for Step 1 - use IP to geolocation and show visitor's country by default. Can improve the UX just a bit. :-) I'd call it extremely well thought-out (even if…
sagacity on HN
Scenario results worked well for one commenter
From 1 comment
I just completed running one full scenario (destination South America) and everything (including the results) went perfectly for me. Now, some observations/suggestions, mainly…
sagacity on HN
Objections
Too many questions
From 3 comments
1. Too many questions 2. Ensure that the questions are all ordered the same; that is: conservative response, centrist, liberal (no crime, some crime, crime ok) 3. Cancun was the…
tgrass on HNI think it's a great idea. It would be nice to not have to answer so many questions though. Maybe a few basics, and then let me browse around and "like" things (NOT publicly on…
DanielStraight on HNI really like this. Do you have the ability to bring smaller destinations in to the mix as well? (E.g., Moab, Aspen, Zacatecas, Mendoza, etc.) I agree that there are too many…
kongqiu on HN
Results not accurate; Bali suggested for a user wanting no nightlife
From 1 comment
Maybe you could have some helpful presets to present some results quickly i.e. - 18-24 year old male looking to go nuts <click here> - adventurous couple with young kids <click…
albahk on HN
Results include Cancun for someone who is not a Cancun type
From 1 comment
1. Too many questions 2. Ensure that the questions are all ordered the same; that is: conservative response, centrist, liberal (no crime, some crime, crime ok) 3. Cancun was the…
tgrass on HN
Requests
Add smaller destinations beyond major cities
From 1 comment
I really like this. Do you have the ability to bring smaller destinations in to the mix as well? (E.g., Moab, Aspen, Zacatecas, Mendoza, etc.) I agree that there are too many…
kongqiu on HN
Provide presets or shorter question sets
From 2 comments
Maybe you could have some helpful presets to present some results quickly i.e. - 18-24 year old male looking to go nuts <click here> - adventurous couple with young kids <click…
albahk on HNI really like this. Do you have the ability to bring smaller destinations in to the mix as well? (E.g., Moab, Aspen, Zacatecas, Mendoza, etc.) I agree that there are too many…
kongqiu on HN
Use IP geolocation to set default country
From 1 comment
One quick suggestion, for Step 1 - use IP to geolocation and show visitor's country by default. Can improve the UX just a bit. :-) I'd call it extremely well thought-out (even if…
sagacity on HN
Infer preferences from browsing and liking destinations
From 1 comment
I think it's a great idea. It would be nice to not have to answer so many questions though. Maybe a few basics, and then let me browse around and "like" things (NOT publicly on…
DanielStraight on HN
Questions
Is this worth picking up again
From 1 comment
Alternatives named
Wanderfly
From 1 comment
Wanderfly.com has some features to check out. Good use of flickr api. I had similar idea and found wanderfly, among others.
Jontuckerusa on HN